Jim's teacher has taught him to say, "Hello, how are you?" and when he does this, she delivers praise. Now Jim says this whenever he meets anyone, and some people say,
"Fine, how are you?" What is the natural consequence for Jim's behavior?

• A.increased number of friends
• B.continuous reinforcement
• C.improved social repertoire for Jim
• D.the responses of the people he meets

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A behavior analyst is investigating fixed ratio schedules of praise delivery to determine which is most effective for changing the rate of question-asking by a 10-year-old child. This is an example oF.

• A.an experimental social program.
• B.a social learning program.
• C.an applied analysis of behavior.
• D.a stimulus control program.

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The behavior analyst reviews Sandra's data and concludes that her behavior is spontaneous; that is, it occurs randomly, and not as a result of any other event(s).
Which of the assumptions underlying behavior analysis has been violated in this interpretation?

• A.determinism
• B.empiricism
• C.philosophic doubt
• D.parsimony

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Which procedure is the MOST reasonable and effective application of incidental teaching?

• A.Conduct discrete trial training for signing "eat," "drink," and "help."
• B.Conduct training for the student to sign "eat" and "drink" during language classes.
• C.Conduct training for the student to sign for items while going through the lunch line.
• D.Conduct training to sign for "help" across a variety of environmental contexts.

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Which of the following scenarios involves a behavioral contingency?

• A.Susan hit her head on the wall, and a staff person asked her to stop.
• B.When asked to do her tasks, Doris said, "I will not do that!"
• C.James ate dinner tonight and came down with indigestion.
• D.While throwing a chair, Linda bit her tongue.

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